Why did Jimmy Carter beat Ford decisively in 1976, but then get annihilated by Reagan in 1980?
Why did Jimmy Carter beat Ford decisively in 1976, but then get annihilated by Reagan in 1980?
He had his chance and blew it… If he were black he could have got a second term…
The economy.
Inflation was nearing 20%
Carter didn't beat Ford decisively. He won by a close margin 296 electoral votes is not a "beating" it is a win but not a beating by any stretch of the imagination.
Most say it's because of his mishandling of the US embassy hostage crisis in Iran (1979)
Because Ford pardoned Nixon. (That election was very close.) Then Carter failed to put his foot down over the hostages.
Karl Rove's southern strategy and Reagan was a gifted actor and liar, if he in fact even knew he was lying or what was going on.
Watergate. The 1970s and 80s was a conservative time to America, at least as far as the presidency went. Republicans were in ascendancy. Jimmy Carter was able to win in 1976 because of Watergate. The Scandal cause people to sour on the Republican Party enough for Jimmy Carter to win. But four years later, people had turned against Carter. His presidency hadn't been successful and Reagan was able to get about half the vote by promising change
- Why did Ford first claim she was assaulted in her late teens.then change it to her early teams in the summer of 82? Why did Ford first claim she was assaulted in her late teens. Then change it to her early teams in the summer of 82?
- Trump is a Racist, but hasn't everyone forgot Romney, McCain, Bush, Dole, Bush, Reagan, Ford, Nixon, Goldwater and Ike? Well actually hasn't the race-bating started to intensified since Reagan? How quickly we forget every 4 years and the chants and the driving narrative of the Left? @Grundoon, You're making the same old defense that is part of the prevailing narrative made by the Media and Hollywood themselves. @ xg6 , Actually it began in the late 1970's, until 1965 Democrats had nothing to stand on and there was no Jessie Jackson or Al Sharptons.
- If the Dems are the nice party in America then why did the Vietnam War escalate under LBJ and finally end under Ford? If the Dems are the "nice" party in America then why did the Vietnam War escalate under LBJ and finally end under Ford?
- If Judge Kavanaugh is innocent then why did Christine Ford talk about the assault to a therapist years ago before Kavanaugh was famous? If she was making it up wouldn't she have not brought it up until now? If she discussed it for years then doesn't that mean it is true?